Lissy also Lakshmi (Malayalam: ലിസ്സി, also spelled in English media as Lizy or Lizzie or Lizzy) is a popular South Indian film actress of the 1980s. Though, was a leading heroine in Malayalam, she had also acted in several Tamil and Telugu. She was introduced to Tamil films by Superstar Kamal Hassan as his heroine in his home production, Vikram. She gave up acting after her marriage with famous film director Priyadarshan in 1990. She now resides in Chennai with her family.

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Lissy was born at Pazhanganadu, Kochi in Kerala, and was brought up by her mother Ealiyamma. Lissy was raised a Roman Catholic Latin Rite and did her studies at St. Teresa's School and College.[1] Her debut into films happened in the early eighties and in a short period of time, she became one of the top heroines of the time. She was a common face in the eighties. Though Lissy had paired with almost all the top heroes of the eighties, it was along with Mohanlal and Mukesh, that she was able to create magic on screen. Even at the peak of her career, she acted as sister roles, the girl next door, and as the heroine's friend. Known for her stunning and mesmerising looks, she was able to grab the hearts of viewers. Along with Malayalam films, Lissy also had appeared in several Tamil, and Telugu films. Lissy is most remembered for her roles in Chithram, Thalavattom, Odaruthammava Alariyam, and Boeing Boeing. She later fell in love with the famous film director Priyadarshan, and got married to him in 13 December 1990.[2] After marriage, she gave up acting and adopted the name Lakshmi for religious reasons.[3] After the birth of her son, Lizzy adopted the Hindu religion from Arya Samaj. Her daughter Kalyani is studying in New York and her son Siddharth is studying in San Francisco. Lissy has filed for divorce on 1st of Dec 2014 at Chennai family court to be separated from Priyadarshan after a 24 years long marriage.

Lissy is the co-owner of Kerala Strikers from Celebrity Cricket League. Kerala Strikers is one of the newer teams that were introduced to CCL which is a non-professional men's cricket league in India, contested by Eight teams consisting of film actors from Eight major regional film industries of Indian cinema.